It's Been An Odd Day...

So far today, I've cataloged a book by Noam Chomsky and a book by Stephen Ambrose. This was only preparation for the latest fun: The Arab World, published by the League of Arab States for their 20th anniversary in 1966. Lots of fun stuff here; I think I'm going to keep it around just in case I ever need a good laugh. Here's a sampling...

May 15 of [1948], the British who held the mandate of Palestine left the country which during the last years of the Mandate had been subject to monumental foreign immigration. [This is a good bit.] The Arab states, with few forces, nearly no arms and munitions, had to engage in an unforseen peace-keeping operation to prevent the belligerent acts of the Zionist organizations terrorizing the Land of Peace. Despite all, they had sufficient success that the United Nations hastened to force an armistice.
(Page 4. Emphasis mine.)

The Arab Common Market Agreement, also known as the Economic Unity Pact... went into effect the first day of 1965... The following rights are guaranteed under this pact:

1. Freedom of movement of persons and capital.
2. Freedom of exchanging national and imported products.
3. Freedom of residence, work, employment and economic activity.
4. Freedom of transport, transit and the use of public transport facilities such as harbors and civil airports.
5. Rights of acquisition, bequeathment, and inheritance.
(Pp. 4-5)

Oh, and Jordan is bordered on the west by "Palestine", in case you were wondering.